Why opposition has reignited debate on Sh200bn Saudi oil deal
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President William Ruto with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman at the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Centre in Riyadh in October, 2023.
Kenya paid over Sh210 billion to the Gulf companies under the G2G import credit scheme.
Sifuna wants government to name banks guaranteeing the fuel import purchases agreements under the G2G deal.
The opposition has reignited the debate on the thorny issue of the government-to-government (G2G) oil supply agreement between Kenya and three national oil exporters from the Gulf, demanding a status update on the multibillion-shilling deal.
Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, who is also the secretary-general of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), has sought a statement on the fate of the deal.
